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Open Access Policy Template

Is your department or school ready to approve an open access policy? Join the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the Columbia University Libraries/Information Services by using the template available for download below. It has language that can apply to any unit of Columbia.

The heart of the policy is the following paragraph:

Each officer and other professional staff member within the [YOUR DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL HERE] of Columbia University hereby commits to make his or her scholarly journal articles accessible to the public through a digital repository based at Columbia University or through an appropriate alternative open access repository.

Download the Template

To use the template, download the document and add the name of your unit in the places indicated.